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if he runs coming says he will make education and poverty the centerpieces of his campaign. firstame the council's openly gay member when he was elected in 1897. he left the republican party and became an independent in 2004. he has until june to decide whether to run in the general election. if he does, he will face the republican and democratic primaries. mayor gray is running for a second term and faces primary challenges by four others. news, the only 7 roadway in and out of north carolina outer banks is shut down. the reason is not clear. >> first, president obama makes a push to reduce income inequality. some local business owners say they are concerned. >> i'm doug hill. experience temperatures in the 60s tomorrow while many parts of the country get whacked with severe weather went -- severe winter weather. get whacked with severe weather went -- severe winter weather. i started part-time, now i'm a manager.n. my employer matches my charitable giving. really. i get bonuses even working part-time. where i work, over 400 people are promoted every day. healthcare startin
if he runs coming says he will make education and poverty the centerpieces of his campaign. firstame the council's openly gay member when he was elected in 1897. he left the republican party and became an independent in 2004. he has until june to decide whether to run in the general election. if he does, he will face the republican and democratic primaries. mayor gray is running for a second term and faces primary challenges by four others. news, the only 7 roadway in and out of north carolina...
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he was a well educated, sophisticated man. he knew white south africa, black south africa, poor south africa, wealthy south africa. one of his supporters said at the time when they were looking for a leader for this mass movement, in walks this six foot two inch massive demand. they said, yup, he is the one. mandela said at one of his first meetings, he stood in the room with the elders and said, i will be the first black president of south africa. he said that in the 1950s. >> and in south africa in recent line, what it was like to up in 1994, that first election. they still had tears in their eyes, still very vivid to them. legacy ofd that the nelson mandela would not be enough, that there was still a lot of work to be done in south africa. the country has problems. it is one of the leading places of rape in the country, aids is rampant. unemployment between the ages of 20 and 50 is more than 50%. but nelson mandela set the stage for the future. of them,t out the best this kind and gentle man. he always made the point, peopl
he was a well educated, sophisticated man. he knew white south africa, black south africa, poor south africa, wealthy south africa. one of his supporters said at the time when they were looking for a leader for this mass movement, in walks this six foot two inch massive demand. they said, yup, he is the one. mandela said at one of his first meetings, he stood in the room with the elders and said, i will be the first black president of south africa. he said that in the 1950s. >> and in...
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our job is to remove the barriers that students may see that impact their education in a negative way. >> danielle gill, wusa9. >> well, still to come, the issues congress will be dealing with over the next two days and weeks could take a big bite out of your wallet. topper? >> well, the high and low today we had a break in terms of temperatures. it's a harbinger of things to come. officially 57 was the high. 40 was the low. averages are now down to 50 and 36. i'll mention this again, sunset 4:46. that's as early as it sets and it won't change until december 12th. we'll come back and talk about a spring to winter forecast in a bit. >> but first, getting creative while trying to help people cross the street safely. >>> while we give you new information about being loud in fairfax county. the fairfax county board of supervisors unanimously passed an ordnance last night to let police ticket you if your party is too loud. that would be a misdemeanor offense and come with a fine of up to $500. >>> they are on pace to break the annual gun sales record and some of that credit goes to a prett
our job is to remove the barriers that students may see that impact their education in a negative way. >> danielle gill, wusa9. >> well, still to come, the issues congress will be dealing with over the next two days and weeks could take a big bite out of your wallet. topper? >> well, the high and low today we had a break in terms of temperatures. it's a harbinger of things to come. officially 57 was the high. 40 was the low. averages are now down to 50 and 36. i'll mention...
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. >> this compliments the exhibit what is commissioned by the education division. it brings the story to through the eyes of the four characters. one is a young drummer boy and com shaw himself. he led the regimen and usy sing taylor. >> when i look through the book that they produced for this exhibition, i was moved by the photographs of some of the black soldiers in the civil war with the massachusetts regimen. it was moving and that must have been what inspired you. >> summer and the ultimate inspiration is the sculpture by august us. the shaw memorial that celebrates the wonderful heroes. >> let's take a look at what they are ing ing to doing on th stage. >> the sneers and pitying remarks. look at the perfect triumph of today. i see you on balcony as we pass. adieu. >> my eyes look deep when our parade passes colonel shaw's house. i see colonel shaw seated on his horse, straight as a flag pole. we march on a tree-lined street where his mama, daddy and sister and new wife stand. colonel shaw raises his sword and kisses it. funny salute. feels like he is saying g
. >> this compliments the exhibit what is commissioned by the education division. it brings the story to through the eyes of the four characters. one is a young drummer boy and com shaw himself. he led the regimen and usy sing taylor. >> when i look through the book that they produced for this exhibition, i was moved by the photographs of some of the black soldiers in the civil war with the massachusetts regimen. it was moving and that must have been what inspired you. >>...
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all right, schools are relying more and more on the internet to help educate students. but is the expense of getting online keeping some kids from getting the education they deserve? peggy fox has the story coming up at 5:30. top. >> a lot of clouds today, but radar is quiet. we are close to seasonal average. temperatures in the 40s. 47 downtown. 46 in gaithersburg. 45 in leesburg and manassas. we'll come back and tell you if you need an umbrella tomorrow or wednesday and tell you when the 60s are going to roll in. >>> after hundreds of fixes to healthcare.gov, the obama administration said it is working, but not perfectly. i'm tara in washington with the story coming up. >>> drone to doorstep delivery? the new way you could receive your online purchases. >>> the ceo of amazon has an amazing new plan to use drones in the future. he unveiled the details of the secret research and development project for the first time on 60 minutes. the goal of the plan is to get your packages to your doorstep by mini drones. within 30 minutes after they are ordered. so is this even poss
all right, schools are relying more and more on the internet to help educate students. but is the expense of getting online keeping some kids from getting the education they deserve? peggy fox has the story coming up at 5:30. top. >> a lot of clouds today, but radar is quiet. we are close to seasonal average. temperatures in the 40s. 47 downtown. 46 in gaithersburg. 45 in leesburg and manassas. we'll come back and tell you if you need an umbrella tomorrow or wednesday and tell you when...
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would keep their jobs. 19% said they would look for another teaching job. 15% said they would leave education. and 25% of teachers said they would get a second or even a third job. >> i certainly have a second job. most of my peers in the math department already do second jobs. >> we're not asking to be rich by any stretch of the imagination. no one goes into teaching for that. >> the fairfax county school board plans to use the survey results to gauge employee concerns. the board plans to do its own survey next month. >>> the white house is reporting a surge in traffic on the government's health care website. 375,000 people visited that site today. the site is now equipped to handle 90% of visitors. but some people still experience delays. they were placed in a cue and told when to come back for faster service. today we also learn president obama still hasn't signed up for his health care. he has until december 23rd to enroll for coverage that begins january 1st. >>> next, a ruthless crime just before the holidays, too. tonight the new video that could help police find the men who stole thou
would keep their jobs. 19% said they would look for another teaching job. 15% said they would leave education. and 25% of teachers said they would get a second or even a third job. >> i certainly have a second job. most of my peers in the math department already do second jobs. >> we're not asking to be rich by any stretch of the imagination. no one goes into teaching for that. >> the fairfax county school board plans to use the survey results to gauge employee concerns. the...
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since then, he's made education and prevention his mission. >> you need to protect yourself, you need to respect yourself. >> reporter: today, smith and others came to prince george's community college to answer questions and most important, to get students tested. >> for prince george's county, this is a big deal. we are second in the state of maryland with new on set hiv cases. >> reporter: part of the event was getting students to talk, open up, to help a group perform skits related to choices college students are faced with. >> people will tell you they are using protection because they don't feel comfortable letting you know they met somebody and didn't use protection. they'll be final because he's nice or cute. >> it doesn't discriminate. if you are having sex, it is possible you could be hiv positive and not know it. >> reporter: the disease doesn't discriminate of the 5600 people living with hiv, 86% of them are african-american. because of the stigma, people still aren't getting tested. >> i don't think that is being discussed in our community as widely and broadly as it shou
since then, he's made education and prevention his mission. >> you need to protect yourself, you need to respect yourself. >> reporter: today, smith and others came to prince george's community college to answer questions and most important, to get students tested. >> for prince george's county, this is a big deal. we are second in the state of maryland with new on set hiv cases. >> reporter: part of the event was getting students to talk, open up, to help a group...
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entertainment icons tributes are pouring in today to a man who devoted his life to democracy, equality and education. >> nelson mandela will be remembered for many things. he will be certainly remembered for the way he led. his dignity, his extraordinary understanding, not just of how to bring democracy and freedom to his beloved south africa, but how important it was that he first brought freedom to himself. >> you may recall that there were a lot of disturbances after he came out and even after became president where some members of the black community did want to get even and it was mandela who once again stood up and said no, this is not the way to go. so i always see him as the george washington, the abraham lincoln and martin luther king of the people of south africa. >> i've been working for nelson mandela pretty much my whole life since i was 18. i did his first anti-apartheid gig. he made that incredible speech where he said the fight against extreme poverty is not the task of charity. it's an act of justice and that poverty like apartheid is not natural. it's manmade. >> here in the u.s. t
entertainment icons tributes are pouring in today to a man who devoted his life to democracy, equality and education. >> nelson mandela will be remembered for many things. he will be certainly remembered for the way he led. his dignity, his extraordinary understanding, not just of how to bring democracy and freedom to his beloved south africa, but how important it was that he first brought freedom to himself. >> you may recall that there were a lot of disturbances after he came out...
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hayre has participated in african education in east and central africa. that was a very smooth relationship for the two universities and i went there as a result set up an office, howard university, to help put in place collaboration between our university and university at howard. the bottom line of that was that we at howard established what we call the south african research and archive al project to study the anti-apartheid movement in the united states. >> dr. harris, what would you say is the legacy, the dual legacy, of nelson mandela both in south africa and in this country? and i guess i'm asking that specificically because you sort of had a bird's eye view of what he was able to do in the country and what he was able to create by extension, by reaching out to howard university to say we want there to be some role here in what happens with south africa going forward. >> well, we were very excited when he came because everyone knew about him. in response to what you just raised i think a way to put that would be this. of the first four recipients o
hayre has participated in african education in east and central africa. that was a very smooth relationship for the two universities and i went there as a result set up an office, howard university, to help put in place collaboration between our university and university at howard. the bottom line of that was that we at howard established what we call the south african research and archive al project to study the anti-apartheid movement in the united states. >> dr. harris, what would you...
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look at the fiscal stability, education, the way people are getting back to work. >> some of gray's opponents are already criticizing him for running again. tommy wells says the mayor doesn't deserve a second chance because he ran a corrupt campaign. >> and new, vice president joe biden is taking a stance against china's air defense zone. earlier today he held a press conference. biden told the u.s. he is deeply concerned about china's attempt to change the status quo in the east china sea. china wants all aircraft entering airspace over water around its land to notify authorities before hand. the u.s., gentleman want and other allies refuse to recognize. this is expected to dominate conversation when biden travels to beijing tomorrow. >>> and right now secretary of state john kerry is meeting with nato diplomats. they want to persuade afghan leaders to keep international forces inning of beyond 2014. that would include u.s. troops. that was a negotiated plan with afghan president hamid karzai last month. they want to postpone until after afghan elections in april >> president obama is launch
look at the fiscal stability, education, the way people are getting back to work. >> some of gray's opponents are already criticizing him for running again. tommy wells says the mayor doesn't deserve a second chance because he ran a corrupt campaign. >> and new, vice president joe biden is taking a stance against china's air defense zone. earlier today he held a press conference. biden told the u.s. he is deeply concerned about china's attempt to change the status quo in the east...
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. >> american college of physicians issued some new guidelines to better educate both physicians and patients on the dangers of drug addiction. allison reports. >> doctors in the last year of his residency when he started taking prescription pills. >> the anxiety started to build up and it became the only way that i could deal with the pressures of my life. >> his story is an epidemic, according to the american college of physicians. >> the acp issued a new list, regarding prescription drugs. nonaddictive painkillers. when narcotics must be described, doctors must carefully think of the dosage. doctors screen patients for risk of addiction and patients agree in writing that they will do as the doctor says. >> follow the prescription as written. not sort of take on the role yourself, as prescriber and physician. >> the acp says patients should not drugs are not intended to eliminate 100% of the pain. >> if that's what the patient's mind set is, he is very likely to come back and say, i wasn't getting enough relief, so i doubled the prescription. >> dr. lloyd received treatment and res
. >> american college of physicians issued some new guidelines to better educate both physicians and patients on the dangers of drug addiction. allison reports. >> doctors in the last year of his residency when he started taking prescription pills. >> the anxiety started to build up and it became the only way that i could deal with the pressures of my life. >> his story is an epidemic, according to the american college of physicians. >> the acp issued a new list,...
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shove, you have to focus in on the core priorities of leadership, in the case of local government, education, transportation, public safety. >> keynote speaker in hot springs, virginia is texas governor, rick perry. >>> a fire chief is sentenced to two years in jail for fraud and embezzlement. estimated at $140,000, bo taylor was the chief. prosecutors claimed he submitted false invoss for repair work and bought items on a prince william county public school credit card. >>> the u.s. park police has a new top cop. robert mcclain is the acting chief. he succeeds teresa chamber who is is retiring after 35 years in law enforcement. he most recently worked as the commander for homeland security and oversaw operations here in d.c. and new york. he's been with the park police since 1991. >>> just in time for the holidays, not one but two mystery donors come to the rescue. how they helped a church without heat. >>> we are just hours away from an easy way to get to and from baltimore on the weekends. >>> looking live at the ellipse, there she is. a beautiful tree. lit about 20 minutes ago. the show
shove, you have to focus in on the core priorities of leadership, in the case of local government, education, transportation, public safety. >> keynote speaker in hot springs, virginia is texas governor, rick perry. >>> a fire chief is sentenced to two years in jail for fraud and embezzlement. estimated at $140,000, bo taylor was the chief. prosecutors claimed he submitted false invoss for repair work and bought items on a prince william county public school credit card....
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. >> after the survey touches everyone, it's important because it's education and communication. >> reporter: another issue, high school start times. some think 7:20 is too early. teacher who is responded said there are benefits to a later start, mainly more sleep for students, in turn, making them more alert in class. not all the teachers are in support of later start times. in the comment section of that survey, we found some teachers worry, if students are going in later, they will stay up later at night. they worry sports and other activities will be negatively affected and the teachers worry, if they get out later, they will hit rush hour on their commute home. school board members say the results help highlight employee concerns and teachers like paul are hopeful, but stress time is of the essence. >> if we are in a stalling pattern next year, it's going to be a telling issue. >> reporter: in fairfax, virginia, i'm david culver, news 4. >>> a new lottery system started for d.c.'s food trucks. district officials say the goal, to help control the food truck scene in eight of the most sou
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backdrop of 2% decline across higher education, we had a 3% increase in enrollment. really a 5% swing. where the students come from, how were they prepared in those markets and we also looked at markets where we thought we should have more students coming, but we weren't seeing that volume. we really had a strong outreach. we also had a lot of engagement once students were accepted. we divided up our orientation cycle. there was a will the more student engagement. that has resulted and we've seen it go into this year as well. we are well ahead in terms of this moment. we think that will happen at a record year. >> at howard and other historically black colleges and universities, what's the key to stemming the loss of students to other top schools that are really aggressively, actively going after them? >> sure. we have to maximize the value proposition. regardless of how it came about, whether it was through the land grab, we have to maximize what the for today's student and compete on that same playing level that those students are competing on. we have to improve o
backdrop of 2% decline across higher education, we had a 3% increase in enrollment. really a 5% swing. where the students come from, how were they prepared in those markets and we also looked at markets where we thought we should have more students coming, but we weren't seeing that volume. we really had a strong outreach. we also had a lot of engagement once students were accepted. we divided up our orientation cycle. there was a will the more student engagement. that has resulted and we've...